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Gordon Honors Institute Scholarships

The Gordon Honors Institute (GHI) is Gordon's premier academic community, bringing together honors programs, scholar cohorts, and opportunities designed to cultivate academic excellence, leadership, and vocational purpose.

Incoming first-year students with a 3.75 GPA or higher are automatically accepted into GHI, joining a community of scholars with access to honors courses, undergraduate research, faculty mentorship, leadership opportunities, and enriching academic and co-curricular experiences. Students who do not initially qualify for admission to the Gordon Honors Institute are encouraged to apply in future years as they continue to grow academically and engage in the Gordon community.

You will have the opportunity to receive up to three one-time $1,000 funding opportunities through participation in the following areas during your time at Gordon. These are additional funds you can earn towards your Gordon education: 

Students are eligible to receive this offer going into their Sophomore Year.

 

Signature Scholars Cohorts

Students accepted into one of Gordon's Signature Scholars Cohorts are automatically admitted to the Gordon Honors Institute. Based on the strength of their application for admission, select students are invited to interview for these highly competitive programs.

Students who apply by the Early Action II deadline will be considered for invitation. 

Participants receive:

  • Additional scholarship funding
  • A close-knit cohort experience
  • Faculty mentoring and leadership development
  • Exclusive programming, events, and experiential learning opportunities
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A. J. Gordon Scholars

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Clarendon City Scholars

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Dokes Ministry Scholars

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Global Scholars

Equipping thoughtful Christian leaders for lifelong global learning and engagement.

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